Trauma-Informed Care Lags for Spanish-Speaking Patients

This study reveals significant disparities in the delivery of trauma-informed care (TIC) between English- and Spanish-speaking patients in trauma settings, highlighting a need for improvement in communication practices.

  • Only 6.1% of Spanish-speaking patients had a physician introduction compared to 34.1% of English-speaking patients (p<.001).
  • Verbal reassurances were given to a median of 1.0 Spanish-speaking patient versus 2.0 for English-speaking (p<.001), with complete physical examinations less common in Spanish-speaking patients (13.7% vs 38.6%, p<.001).

Efforts to enhance TIC should prioritize these communication gaps to improve care equity in trauma settings.

Journal Article by Isenberg EE, Olivo R (…) Dumas RP et 14 al. in JAMA Surg

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